August 2023

Nora Wheeler was one of three children of Allen  Wheeler and Elizabeth Bateman to be buried in Main Street Cemetery. Nora, and her younger sister Myrtle both died in 1880 of scarlet […]

Myrtle Wheeler was one of three children of Allen and Elizabeth Wheeler to be buried in Main Street Cemetery. Myrtle and her older sister Nora both died in 1880 of

Samuel died in 1878. Little is known about Samuel and his connection to Downers Grove.

Leah Faul was one ten children of Henry and Eva Wolff Faul and one of three of their children buried in Main Street Cemetery. Henry, a stonemason, was born in

Louis Faul, the son of Henry and Lena Faul, was only 16 when he died in 1863. This newer marker was placed here in 2020. Next to him are the

Baby Martha Faul died at the age of 8 months in 1856, the year Samuel Curtiss and Henry Carpenter decided to open this land for a cemetery. Martha Faul was

Henry Carpenter was an early pioneer arriving in Downers Grove in 1939. He opened the first general store in the area,  served the village in numerous roles, was instrumental in

This headstone marks a grave of an unidentified child of Henry and Martha Blanchard Carpenter. The child possibly died at birth or shortly thereafter.

William Carpenter was the son of Henry and Mary Blanchard Carpenter. He died when just six years old. He is buried in the Carpenter section of the cemetery. As the

Walter Carpenter was the son of Henry and Mary Carpenter. William was killed in an explosion at the railroad when he was just 22 years old. He is buried on the